Jharsuguda district MP MLA Collector Name at a Glance
Geographical Area :
2,081.00 sq.km
Area under Forest :
80.21 sq.km
3.85 %
Population ( 2001 Census )
Total :
514,853
in %
Male :
264,549
51.38
Female :
250,304
48.62
Rural :
328,968
63.90
Urban :
185,885
36.10
Scheduled Caste :
88,209
17.13
Scheduled Caste Male :
44,529
50.48
Scheduled Caste Female :
43,680
49.52
Scheduled Tribe :
162,432
31.55
Scheduled Tribe Male :
82,146
50.57
Scheduled Tribe Female :
80,286
49.43
Population Density :
254 (Per sq.km)
Literacy
Total Literate :
316,085
61.39
Literate Male :
188,719
59.71
Literate Female :
127,366
40.29
Total Illiterate :
198,768
38.61
Illiterate Male :
75,657
38.06
Illiterate Female :
123,111
61.94
Households
Total Households :
106,839
Rural Households :
69,269
64.83
Urban Households :
37,570
35.17
BPL Households ( 2001 Census) :
5,846
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SC/ST Households ( 2001 Census) :
2,154
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Administrative Setup :
Administrative setup of the District
No. of Sub-Divisions :
1
No. of Tehsils :
5
No. of Municipalities/Corporation :
3
No. of N.A.Cs :
0
No. of Blocks :
5
No. of Police Stations :
11
No. of Gram Panchayats :
78
No. of Inhabited Villages :
350
No. of Uninhabited Villages :
2
No. of villages :
352
Travel & Tourism of Jharsuguda District
Bikramkhol :
Bikramkhol Cave is a favorite tourist destination situated on the Jharsuguda-Lakhanpur Road at about 25 km from Jharsuguda. It is a famous cave which contains pictographic inscription dating back to 1,500 BC. According to the historians, these prehistoric inscriptions are of great importance. The replica of these inscriptions are seen at Odisha State Museum, in Bhubaneswar.
District Headquarter :
Jharsuguda
State Capital :
Bhubaneswar
Nearest Railway Station :
Jharsuguda
Nearest Airport :
Bhubaneswar
How to Reach :
By taking the private car from jharsuguda town the tourister can reach the place
The Jhadeswar temple is located at a distance of about 1 km. from the Jharsuguda Railway station beyond the old town Purunabasti inside a small forest. There is a self appearing Sivalingam here the actual age of which is unknown. But during the reign of Govind Singh Jamindar of Jharsuguda the lingam was being worshiped inside a hut made up of leaves. In 1916 a Gujarati contractor named Mulju Jagmal erected a small temple here. The Jamindar of Jharsuguda arranged Savayats for daily worship and donated agricultural lands for maintenance of the temple and puja.
District Headquarter :
Jharsuguda
State Capital :
Bhubaneswar
Nearest Railway Station :
Jharsuguda
Nearest Airport :
Bhubaneswar
How to Reach :
By taking the bus from Jharsuguda town one can reach at jhadeswar temple
It is located about 30 km from Jharsuguda Railway Station at Brajarajnagar. Goddess Chandi is worshipped here and the Chandipitha is located inside a natural rock cave on the banks of river IB. One can get down to the temple one can get down to the temple by the iron stairs. And from the temple one can have a beautiful view of the natural surroundings of the banks of the river Ib. It is a very nice picnic spot.
District Headquarter :
Jharsuguda
State Capital :
Bhubaneswar
Nearest Railway Station :
Jharsuguda
Nearest Airport :
Bhubaneswar
How to Reach :
It is connected through Bus and Rail from Dist. Head Quarter , Jharsuguda
Pahadi Mandir is located at a distance of 3km from Jharsuguda Railway Station & 3.5 km from bus stand on a small hilltop.Lord Shiva is worshipped at the temple. A beautiful view of Jharsuguda town can be seen from the hilltop.
The Koilighughar water fall is situated 55 km away from Jharsuguda in the Lakhanpur block near the village Kushmelbahal. It is a picturesque beauty spot with Sylvan backdrop. A rivult named Ahiraj takes origin from the Chhuikhanch forest and while flowing through rocky belt falls from a height of 200ft creating the waterfall of the Koilighughar. After the fall the rivulet flows west words to merge into the river Mahanadi, it is a picturesque beauty spot. There is a Shivalayam known as Maheshwarnath inside the fall. The submerged lingam is not visible. If somebody tries to see it from inside the water in winter and summer the lingam is visible under the reflected sunlight hence from the benefit of the pilgrims another Shiva lingam has been created outside the waterfall. Every year a fair sits in Koilighughar on the occasion of Shivaratri.
District Headquarter :
Jharsuguda
State Capital :
Bhubaneswar
Nearest Railway Station :
Jharsuguda
Nearest Airport :
Bhubaneswar
How to Reach :
By taking private car from Belpahar town the tourister can reach the place.